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Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Report

Upton, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.64/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 681 lb · 91 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.31/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 566 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.95/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 512 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 866 922 1,137
Feeder cattle 740 765 990
Slaughter cattle 95 132 89
Replacement cattle 31 25 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Groups of 20 head or more: Steers: Heifers: 24 hd 556 lbs 162.00 blk 20 hd 520 lbs 136.25 blk 29 hd 693 lbs 153.00 blk 29 hd 571 lbs 125.00 blk 27 hd 552 lbs 124.75 mix

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 6 160.00 $160.00 $483 —
470 470 5 152.00 $152.00 $714 —
502 502 6 150.00 $150.00 $753 -4.18
556 value added 556 24 162.00 $162.00 $901 —
564–588 576 26 145.50–149.00 $147.21 $848 -7.90
617–625 624 20 144.00–147.75 $147.19 $918 -0.38
650–695 674 56 141.00–154.00 $147.59 $995 +5.59
681–693 value added 691 35 152.50–153.00 $152.92 $1,057 —
700–726 712 9 141.00–143.00 $141.91 $1,010 -5.11
725 value added 725 17 154.00 $154.00 $1,116 +0.16
776–784 779 19 144.00–152.00 $148.61 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 12 140.00 $140.00 $596 -4.00
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
715 715 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,037 +12.00
880 880 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,100 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 5 145.00 $145.00 $436 -4.50
367 367 8 143.00 $143.00 $525 +3.00
407–412 411 19 141.00–149.00 $147.75 $607 +7.75
464–471 467 14 137.00–139.00 $138.28 $646 +2.89
500 fancy 500 8 142.00 $142.00 $710 —
507–520 515 34 132.00–136.25 $134.53 $693 +2.30
552–586 558 33 129.75–137.00 $131.13 $732 +3.62
625–643 633 30 120.50–140.00 $124.60 $789 -4.53
641 value added 641 5 139.00 $139.00 $891 —
658–692 664 33 134.25–140.00 $138.33 $919 +3.69
703–731 714 23 120.00–137.50 $128.44 $917 +3.81
766 766 5 130.00 $130.00 $996 -5.00
933 933 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,073 —
993 993 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 5 125.00–126.00 $125.80 $516 —
507–531 526 20 110.00–128.50 $123.31 $649 +5.21
572 572 29 125.00 $125.00 $715 —
650–674 662 10 122.00–126.00 $123.96 $821 -2.04
827 827 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,017 +23.00
930 930 1 100.00 $100.00 $930 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 162.00 $162.00 $593 +5.00
416 416 5 161.00 $161.00 $670 +13.04
466 466 14 156.00 $156.00 $727 +8.50
500 500 9 140.00 $140.00 $700 +3.14
559 559 12 137.00 $137.00 $766 —
619 619 5 128.00 $128.00 $792 -5.50
700 700 14 117.50 $117.50 $822 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 6 140.00 $140.00 $596 +9.00
465 465 2 140.00 $140.00 $651 —
507 507 11 127.00 $127.00 $644 +7.50
632 632 7 115.00 $115.00 $727 —
823 823 2 111.00 $111.00 $914 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1000 975 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 900.00–1,000.00 $951.28 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1325 1150 80-85% 3 41.00–48.50 $44.46 $511 —
900–1648 1323 80-85% 33 48.50–59.00 $55.40 $733 —
1485–1552 1519 80-85% 2 65.00 $65.00 $987 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1428–1625 1529 75-80% 13 52.00–56.50 $55.16 $843 —
1552 1552 75-80% 7 60.00 $60.00 $931 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–967 934 85-90% 2 35.50–37.50 $36.46 $341 -5.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2500 1482 20 80.00–88.00 $85.31 $1,264 —
1480–1690 1579 4 65.00–78.00 $71.78 $1,133 —
1700–2265 1878 8 90.00–100.00 $93.72 $1,760 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 $935

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1035 971 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–1,100.00 $916.60
900–1385 1236 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 720.00–1,125.00 $983.05
1210–1300 1249 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 740.00–1,050.00 $878.33
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 840.00 $840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–900 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–830.00 $767.90
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 4 89.00 $89.00 $542 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.